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Identity Poems | Examples of Identity Poetry

Identity Poems - Examples of all types of identity poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for identity.
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If you’ve read any of my delicious, hand-crafted vignettes and listened to us talk, you’ll know that my roommates and I are critical thinking swifties who spend hour after hour talking about anything and everything,...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, appreciation, celebration, education, freedom,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Confidence
Cruel fate has twisted and bent your shape? Your DNA has cast you as you are? There is no way you can ever escape The parental abuse which left a scar? You're tired of ev'ry guru and preacher, Who for...Read the rest...
Categories: confidence, identity,
Form: Sonnet
Why Do I Paint Myself The Villian?
Why do I paint myself the villain? Why do I see everyone else as a saint? What makes them so great? I know I make mistakes, But don't they? Why do I paint myself the villain? Why do we think others...Read the rest...
Categories: deep, forgiveness, identity, introspection,
Form: Villanelle
Watermelon
With its green skin Round shape, tender juicy flesh Called watermelon....Read the rest...
Categories: color, fruit, identity, meaningful,
Form: Haiku
Salutation Of Peace
Islam is pure peace Terrorism is wildcard Played by politics....Read the rest...
Categories: identity, perspective, political, religion,
Form: Haiku



My Name is Girl by Amenah Manzoor
My name is “Girl” A girl with wings I had a pearl A pearl filled with inks I had a dream A dream to fly I heard a scream A scream, nothing but a lie I am blessed with a gift A gift...Read the rest...
Categories: confidence, girl, identity, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member It's
Anybody, can't see? *It's..., me here. Who? *It's..., me. Me? Me where? *This Mulberry's cabin? He's in there...? *It's, his friend. Sydney..., it's somebody? Don't you start-in!...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, anxiety, confusion, father, friend,
Form: Other
The Rythem of life
I often see astray dogs, roaming the streets for a sense of purpose. I am quick to find simlarties. After all, why wouldn't there there any similarities. If life is a game of poker, then my dealer...Read the rest...
Categories: corruption, identity, innocence, world,
Form: Free verse
Life and People
We live our lives in search of happiness but many times we do tend to stray, nothing in life is everlasting happy moods do fail to stay. Burdens of life people shall carry in dark moments...Read the rest...
Categories: appreciation, identity, inspirational, integrity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Where's The Men
WHERE'S THE MEN Where's the men that once lived here few men remain of yesteryear, Beautiful masculinity, Artfully carved of dignity The command and gruff within his voice, The rough and tumble is his choice, His love for femininity Is the wo'man...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, christian, faith, family, father
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Never Forget Flowers
Written: April 23, 2024 For Hilo Poet ...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, identity,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Abandoned Farm in Northern Victoria
For decades, motor cars have driven past in haste, eyes not straying far from the highway to where, set back and obscured by scrub, an abandoned farm is slowly succumbing to rot. I catch a glimpse of an old cart out front and stop. Nothing moves...Read the rest...
Categories: absence, farm, identity, loss,
Form: Free verse
Sahmbadi
Parked in the dark, waiting for somebody to shine the way... That somebody, is someone, who has found Sahmbadi and that Somebody is Me! -Your Shadow ...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, body, car, dark, hindi,
Form: I do not know?
The Girl in the Mirror
I look in the mirror There I see the prettiest girl in the world For all her curves and edges She sure is a sight for sore eyes She knows her beauty is a weapon The sharpest she could ever...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, beautiful, beauty, christian, girl,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member House of Cards
You say you need a strong foundation, my friend? On a god or guru, you cannot depend. It is empty and false, and I beg your pard, But, it will all fall down just like...Read the rest...
Categories: identity, depression, divorce, friend, home,
Form: Rhyme

Specific Types of Identity Poems

Definition | What is Identity in Poetry?


Book: Shattered Sighs